Areas | Planned Maintenance, Reactive Maintenance, Fault Finding, Equipment Reliability
Tech | Mechanical and Electrical Systems, CMMS, Excel
Based | Rochester, Kent
Our client is a growing environmental company providing essential waste management and recycling services across the UK. They are looking to appoint a hands‑on Maintenance Engineer to support the smooth and efficient running of their busy processing site in Rochester.
This is an excellent opportunity for a practical and proactive engineer who enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance and improving equipment reliability in a fast‑paced operational environment.
Working as part of the engineering team, you will be responsible for maintaining a range of plant and machinery, ensuring downtime is minimised and all equipment operates safely and efficiently.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance across site equipment and machinery
- Respond to breakdowns and diagnose mechanical and electrical faults
- Repair and maintain conveyors, compactors, shredders and associated plant equipment
- Complete maintenance records accurately using internal systems
- Assist with stock control of spare parts and consumables
- Support shutdowns, equipment installations and improvement projects
- Work closely with operations teams to minimise disruption to production
- Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in line with health and safety standards
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer in an industrial, manufacturing, recycling or waste management environment
- Strong fault‑finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
- Experience with conveyors, motors, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatic systems
- Engineering qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent
- Good understanding of health and safety procedures
- Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively
- Forklift or mobile plant experience would be advantageous
What we offer:
- Opportunity to join a growing environmental company delivering essential services
- Site‑based role in Rochester, Kent
- Supportive team environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
This role would suit a practical Maintenance Engineer who enjoys solving problems, keeping machinery running efficiently and contributing to the success of a busy operational site.
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Tech | Mechanical and Electrical Systems, CMMS, Excel
Based | Rochester, Kent
Our client is a growing environmental company providing essential waste management and recycling services across the UK. They are looking to appoint a hands‑on Maintenance Engineer to support the smooth and efficient running of their busy processing site in Rochester.
This is an excellent opportunity for a practical and proactive engineer who enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance and improving equipment reliability in a fast‑paced operational environment.
Working as part of the engineering team, you will be responsible for maintaining a range of plant and machinery, ensuring downtime is minimised and all equipment operates safely and efficiently.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance across site equipment and machinery
- Respond to breakdowns and diagnose mechanical and electrical faults
- Repair and maintain conveyors, compactors, shredders and associated plant equipment
- Complete maintenance records accurately using internal systems
- Assist with stock control of spare parts and consumables
- Support shutdowns, equipment installations and improvement projects
- Work closely with operations teams to minimise disruption to production
- Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in line with health and safety standards
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer in an industrial, manufacturing, recycling or waste management environment
- Strong fault‑finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
- Experience with conveyors, motors, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatic systems
- Engineering qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent
- Good understanding of health and safety procedures
- Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively
- Forklift or mobile plant experience would be advantageous
What we offer:
- Opportunity to join a growing environmental company delivering essential services
- Site‑based role in Rochester, Kent
- Supportive team environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
This role would suit a practical Maintenance Engineer who enjoys solving problems, keeping machinery running efficiently and contributing to the success of a busy operational site.
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